Your vote for the worst soap ever tried

**axman** · 07-03-2012, 04:15 PM

James Bonnley, Good scent and that's about it.

**Judge Dredd** · 07-04-2012, 07:14 AM

I'm not really a soap kind of guy, and this is kind of not a soap, but...

CF Lavender...

Bring on the flames, but I've only ever had 1 or 2 acceptable shaves with it. Lather is thin and evaporative, and even when it's worked I get a mild reaction to the lavender EO. Fantastically authentic lavender scent (whole suburb knows when I'm using it) but only worthwhile if you like that "freshly sandpapered" look...

**Unkas** · 07-04-2012, 08:20 AM

For me it would have to be the Swedish goat milk shaving soap I bought. Luckily it was really cheap so no money lost really but still a disappointment!
Otherwise I would have to say Mama Bears unfortunately. The soaps make great lather but they're too strongly scented for me so they burn a little on my skin and I get a headache from the overpowering scent. I will do as someone recommended and leave them open for a while so they maybe lose some of the scent and see if it makes them better for me, otherwise they'll go up on the BST.

**itsmedave** · 07-04-2012, 09:08 AM

Mystic Water, Herban Cowboy, and some Artisan Soap I picked up from eBay. These are the only items I've ever thrown away.

**s204STi** · 07-04-2012, 11:44 AM

Herban Cowboy hands down. I thought it was my technique as I've tried different brushes from Boars to Badgers and even Horse. Lather created is airy and bubbly and soon dissipates.

**Gissy** · 07-04-2012, 11:57 AM

To me it will be my first soap ever. The Col. Conk Lime. The lather is thin and unprotective, but it's th escent that really gets to me. It actually makes me nauseous.

**Acmemfg** · 07-04-2012, 12:09 PM

Mystic Water..didn't like the scent and the lather was way to thin for me.

**InHotWater** · 07-04-2012, 07:28 PM

I could understand why a few people might be dissapointed with Mitchell's, maybe due to the price, or the hype, but picking on Arko....its just wrong.

**firstfloorfront** · 07-05-2012, 01:03 PM

Lightfoot's Pine

**lungho** · 07-05-2012, 04:14 PM

Classic Brand from classicshaving.com. I've never seen a sample disappear so fast. And when I say disappear, the soap didn't even make it to my face. The sample couldn't even handle a simple bowl lathering.

**sixsixty** · 11-13-2012, 10:24 AM

Any flavor by Musgo. MWF is a fine shave, but I can't stand the stuff.

**Robert45** · 11-13-2012, 07:42 PM

Herban Cowboy.

This was the first soap I tried...and tried....and tried....until I tossed it away. I

mpossible to make this soap lather....boar didn't work...badger didn't work...warm water didn't work...cold water didn't work....hard water didn't work...distilled water didn't work....well, you get the idea.

**dreadpirate** · 11-13-2012, 08:13 PM

Col. Conk Lime; awful. Totally turned me off to anything Conk.

**lindyhop66** · 11-13-2012, 08:21 PM

Sea Salt and Mike's

**Riff Raff** · 11-13-2012, 08:35 PM

Cyril B. Salter's Shaving Soap. Not the creams, the soap. To be more specific, the refills for $6 a pop at WCS. This is the worst stuff I have ever used. Weak lather (if you could call it that) ever! Not slick at all and absolutely no protection. I thought I was going to exsanguanate in my sink when I was done!

Oh, and yes, I was the one that wrote that horrible review of it on WCS's site! And damn proud of it!

**DEGuy** · 11-13-2012, 08:37 PM

Valobra Almond: made a great lather and produced a burning sensation that resulted in a rash.
Pro Shave Shaving Cream--had the same effect as trying to shave with hand cream; useless.

**goatee** · 11-13-2012, 08:44 PM

Originally Posted by Wolfman1

Marvy

plus 1.
without a doubt the worst odor a shave soap could ever have. (urinal cake)

**Seadooer** · 11-13-2012, 09:07 PM

Originally Posted by InHotWater

I could understand why a few people might be dissapointed with Mitchell's, maybe due to the price, or the hype, but picking on Arko....its just wrong.

+1

**Toddy** · 11-14-2012, 01:09 AM

Since my original post and having tried a few others -

Worst soaps as far as performance goes, my vote for worst would be Blenheim Bouquet - expensive and even worse than the awful Herban Cowboy. How Penhaligons who supposedly pride themselves on quality can be happy to offer such a terrible product astounds me, the Erasmic bowl soap is awful too.
Worst soap as far as irritation goes - Coates Tea Tree and Rosemary, thankfully consigned to history.
Worse soap as far as scent - Arko

We don't get Caswell Massey, Williams and Lightfoot in the UK and as they aren't rated well it seems like a waste of money getting them to try so never tested.

Soaps some people don't seem to get on with such as Spanish Fig, and Scottish Fine I have no trouble with but we have really good water here.